căuta

See also: cauta

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin captāre, present active infinitive of captō. Phonetically, it may have resulted from the merger of more than one Latin word originally; the variant form căta is likely derived from the Vulgar Latin form *cattāre (compare Spanish and Portuguese catar, Venetian catar), but various other etymologies have been proposed for the standard form: it has been considered by some as originating from or being influenced by a root *cavitāre, from cavitum, popular form of cautum, or from *cautāre, as a verbal derivative of cautus, or from *cabtāre, as an incorrect pronunciation of captāre, on the basis of a similar transformation from Latin in cases such as presbyter > Romanian preot. Compare also Aromanian caftu, cãftari.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kə.uˈta/, (commonly) /kəwˈta/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: că‧u‧ta
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Verb

a căuta (third-person singular present caută, past participle căutat) 1st conj.

  1. to search (for), seek
  2. (reflexive) to be sought
  3. (transitive) Used in set expressions. (see have no business)
    Ce cauți aici? ― Why are you here?
    El nu are ce căuta în această casă. ― He has no business to be in this house.

Conjugation
    conjugation of căuta (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive a căuta
gerund căutând
past participle căutat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present caut cauți caută căutăm căutați caută
imperfect căutam căutai căuta căutam căutați căutau
simple perfect căutai căutași căută căutarăm căutarăți căutară
pluperfect căutasem căutaseși căutase căutaserăm căutaserăți căutaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să caut să cauți să caute să căutăm să căutați să caute
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative caută căutați
negative nu căuta nu căutați

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References
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